Actor and director Lee Ju-seung will give the first-place trophy from the 'director survival' competition to his grandmother. The grandmother, holding the trophy to her chest, cries, and Lee Ju-seung reddens as he thinks of his late grandfather, scenes that are expected to make viewers' hearts ache.
The episode of MBC I Live Alone airing today (17th) at 11:10 p.m. (directed by Heo Hang·Kang Ji-hee·Kim Jin-kyung·Moon Ki-young·Jung Ji-woon) features Lee Ju-seung, who, now an accomplished "Director Lee," visits the Rainbow Club after a long time and shares the heartfelt behind-the-scenes stories he has carried.
That day, after finishing a warm meal with his mother and grandmother, Lee Ju-seung shyly took something out saying, "I'll show you something." It was none other than the glorious first-place trophy he had won after fierce competition on the 'director survival' program.
Upon seeing the trophy, the grandmother clutched it tightly with both hands and said, "Grandfather would have liked this," before finally letting out tears of joy and longing she had held back. Having long known better than anyone the sweat and effort her grandson Lee Ju-seung had poured in, and feeling the tender longing for her husband who had passed away and could not share this glorious moment, the emotions intersected. Watching silently, Lee Ju-seung and his mother also swallowed their rising sorrow and quietly wiped their eyes, moving viewers to tears.
Lee Ju-seung then took out a donation certificate, showing that he donated the 100 million won prize money to charity in front of his family. In particular, he revealed that the decisive reason he decided to donate the large sum in full was none other than his "grandfather," drawing attention.
In an interview he said, "My grandfather always called me 'Director Lee' from the time I first directed a film," revealing that he had been a steadfast support who cheered his grandson's dream from up close. But the joy was short-lived: Lee Ju-seung added, "(While) I was diligently writing the final script (for the director survival), my grandfather passed away," sharing the painful feelings he had to endure alone, adding to the sadness.
Meanwhile, the broadcast shows Lee Ju-seung visiting his grandfather's room, now empty without its owner. He places the first-place trophy and the donation certificate gently in front of a photograph that captured his grandfather's kind smile and then stares at the photo for a long time. The tearful story his grandson, standing proudly as 'Director Lee,' offered to his grandfather in heaven will be revealed in the full broadcast.
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